Download or read book Sorry Not Sorry written by Alyssa Milano and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alyssa Milano’s sharply observed, uproarious, and deeply intimate ode to the life she has lived and the issues that matter most. Alyssa Milano, actress and activist, delivers here a collection of powerful personal essays that get to the heart of her life, career, and all-out humanitarianism. These essays are unvarnished and elegant, funny and heartbreaking, and utterly real. A timely book that shows in almost real time the importance of taking care of others, it also gives a gut-punch-level wake-up call in an era where the noise is a distraction from what really needs to happen, if we want to live in a better world. These are stories of growing up in celebrity, of family and of friends, of connections and breaking apart. They have teeth on the page and come from the heart. And they are stories that offer a direct line into the thoughts and life of one of the most visible, hard-working humanitarians we have. A bestselling children's book author, Alyssa's finally giving her fans worldwide what they really want to hear directly from her about: the life she has lived, the things she's seen and experienced, and the way she lives in and with the world.

Download or read book Fully Known written by Mo Aiken and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We were made for intimacy--spiritual intimacy with God that brings oneness and bears powerful fruit. We were made to know Him and be known by Him, fully. So why do we often feel burnt-out, distant, and disheartened in our journey of faith? How do we cultivate true intimacy with God? And what does His design of physical, sexual intimacy unveil of the full gospel story? Sharing Word-backed, Holy Spirit-breathed revelation with humility and openhanded honesty, New York Times bestselling author Mo Aiken walks alongside us through the beauty and power of life lived in active communion with God, rather than the self-seeking, counterfeit faith we've settled for. Unpacking eternity-defining concepts that have become confusing, offensive, or altogether ignored--like submission, repentance, sanctification, holiness, and discipline--Mo shows us how God has given us a physical model of spiritual intimacy through His design of marriage, sex, and family. Exposing many roots of selfishness and perversion we see so often in our relationships, both human and divine, she invites us to pure-hearted and transformational communion with our Creator. If you've felt far from God, caught in broken relationships, dead in religion, and longing to be fully known, join Mo on this journey of return to right-natured intimacy with our First Love.

Download or read book The Waking Forest written by Alyssa Wees and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pan's Labyrinth meets The Hazel Wood in this novel about a girl with terrifying visions and a wish-granting witch whose lives collide in the most unexpected of ways. "Bewitching, sensuous, and spiked with the unexpected--The Waking Forest is a fever dream you won't ever want to leave."-Joan He, author of The Descendent of the Crane The waking forest has secrets. To Rhea, it appears like a mirage, dark and dense, at the very edge of her backyard. But when she reaches out to touch it, the forest vanishes. She's desperate to know more--until she finds a peculiar boy who offers to reveal its secrets. If she plays a game. To the Witch, the forest is her home, where she sits on her throne of carved bone, waiting for dreaming children to beg her to grant their wishes. One night, a mysterious visitor arrives and asks her what she wishes for, but the Witch sends him away. And then the uninvited guest returns. The strangers are just the beginning. Something is stirring in the forest, and when Rhea's and the Witch's paths collide, a truth more treacherous and deadly than either could ever imagine surfaces. But how much are they willing to risk to survive? "A stunning, spooky, and lyrical debut....The pacing is taut as the tension steadily ramps up, creating an atmospheric read that is impossible to put down. A sure hit for readers of edgy fantasy and fans of Stephanie Garber's Caraval or Heidi Heilig's The Girl from Everywhere."-SLJ, Starred Review "[A] masterfully woven fantasy debut...[with] an intricate pattern crafted to twist, invert, and fall apart with exquisite precision. Into the woods like never before."-Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review "Wees layers worlds and characters with cleverness and subtlety,...darkly satisfying."-The Bulletin "A twisting mix of modern story and fantasy tale."-Booklist

Download or read book The New Southern Style written by Alyssa Rosenheck and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-09-22 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vibrantly illustrated exploration of the creative, inclusive, and inspiring movement happening in today’s Southern interior design The American South is a place steeped in history and tradition. We think of sweet tea, thick drawls, and even thicker summer air. It is also a place with a fraught history, complicated social norms, and dated perspectives. Yet among the makers and artists of the South, there is a powerful movement afoot. Alyssa Rosenheck shines a much-needed spotlight on a burgeoning community of people who are taking what’s beloved, inherent, and honored in the South and making it their own. The New Southern Style tours more than 30 homes and includes interviews with the designers, artists, and creative entrepreneurs who are reinventing Southern design and culture. This beautifully illustrated book is sure to inspire the home and soul.

Download or read book The Gilded Girl written by Alyssa Colman and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Heartfelt, fast-paced, and utterly absorbing, The Gilded Girl is Alyssa Colman’s sparkling debut novel about determination, spirit, and the magic of friendship. Any child can spark magic, but only the elite are allowed to kindle it. Those denied access to the secrets of the kindling ritual will see their magic snuffed out before their thirteenth birthday. Miss Posterity’s Academy for Practical Magic is the best kindling school in New York City—and wealthy twelve-year-old Emma Harris is accustomed to the best. But when her father dies, leaving her penniless, Emma is reduced to working off her debts to Miss Posterity alongside Izzy, a daring servant girl who refuses to let her magic be snuffed out, even if society dictates she must. Emma and Izzy reluctantly form a pact: If Izzy teaches Emma how to survive as a servant, Emma will reveal to Izzy what she knows about magic. Along the way, they encounter quizzes that literally pop, shy libraries, and talking cats (that is, house dragons). But when another student’s kindling goes horribly wrong, revealing the fiery dangers of magic, Emma and Izzy must set aside their differences or risk their magic being snuffed out forever.

Download or read book This Might Be Too Personal written by Alyssa Shelasky and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2022-05-17 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A frisky, feminine, funny, and profoundly genuine essay collection on relationships, sex, motherhood, and finding yourself, by the editor of New York Magazine's Sex Diaries. Alyssa Shelasky has a lot to tell you. In this hilarious and intimate essay collection, Alyssa navigates life as a wild-hearted woman and her thrilling career as a sex, relationship, and celebrity writer in New York City. From double-booking an interview with Sarah Jessica Parker and an abortion appointment and unsuccessfully quitting sex and men entirely to have a baby via an anonymous sperm donor, to hooking up with a hot musician while eight months pregnant and then finding her life partner but vowing to never get married, Alyssa's essays paint a deeply genuine, romantic, and uproarious portrait of a woman who craves both love and lust, and refuses to settle or sacrifice her fierce inner-spirit, sometimes to her own regret and detriment. And she's not afraid to give you every single beautiful, messy, embarrassing, and emotional detail of her bleeding heart and busy bedroom. This Might Be Too Personal is like having (several) drinks with your best friend who has seen, heard, and done everything. Literally, everything. Told in a refreshing candor with jolts of humor, undeniable relatability, and irresistible energy, Alyssa’s book is the ultimate meditation on living an authentic life with big feelings, hard decisions, and the small victories and painful mistakes of motherhood, womanhood, and profound independence.

Download or read book Big Apple Diaries written by Alyssa Bermudez and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2021-08-17 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Big Apple Diaries, a heartfelt diary-style graphic memoir by Alyssa Bermudez, a young New Yorker doodles her way through middle school—until the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack leaves her wondering if she can ever be a kid again. It’s the year 2000 in New York City. For 12-year old Alyssa, a biracial Puerto Rican girl, this means all kinds of new challenges: splitting time between her dad's apartment in Manhattan and her mom's new place in Queens, navigating the ups and downs of middle school, harboring an epic crush on a new classmate, and figuring out how to be a "real" Puerto Rican. The only way to make sense of it all is to write and draw her thoughts and worries into her diary. Then life abruptly changes on September 11, 2001. After the Twin Towers fall and so many lives are lost, her concerns about gossip, crushes, and fashion feel distant and insignificant. Alyssa must find a new sense of self and purpose amidst all of the chaos, and find strength to move forward with hope. This moving graphic memoir is based on Alyssa Bermudez's own middle school diaries.

Download or read book The Eleventh Trade written by Alyssa Hollingsworth and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From debut author Alyssa Hollingsworth comes a story about living with fear, being a friend, and finding a new place to call home. They say you can't get something for nothing, but nothing is all Sami has. When his grandfather’s most-prized possession—a traditional Afghan instrument called a rebab—is stolen, Sami resolves to get it back. He finds it at a music store, but it costs $700, and Sami doesn’t have even one penny. What he does have is a keychain that has caught the eye of his classmate. If he trades the keychain for something more valuable, could he keep trading until he has $700? Sami is about to find out. The Eleventh Trade is both a classic middle school story and a story about being a refugee. Alyssa Hollingsworth tackles a big issue with a light touch. 2020 UKLA Award Winner

Download or read book Crash Course written by Alyssa Wilde and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-04-09 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I never thought I would see him again. Not in the real world. Not here." After Arden Hart gets into a horrible collision with a drunk driver, her life comes to a standstill. Now, she's a year behind her peers in graduating high school, college plans are on hold indefinitely, and nightmares of that horrifying night plague her every time she shuts her eyes. The only way she can cope with her past is by detaching from the present, so Arden makes it her mission to isolate herself. Everything changes when Henry Ames, the young, mysterious guy who saved her from the car wreck, unexpectedly becomes the new Creative Writing teacher at her high school. Much to Arden's frustration, his presence is a constant reminder of the night she's tried so hard to forget. When Henry is forced to help her with an assignment that confronts her buried emotions, she has no choice but to face her trauma head-on. What she doesn't expect is the immediate connection she feels to Henry. As the two begin to develop an undeniable bond, Arden comes to a startling realization-the one person she cannot have is the only person she doesn't want to push away. Though Henry is adamant that their relationship remains professional, neither can deny their growing feelings. When boundaries blur, emotions run high, and secrets from that terrible night emerge, Arden must decide if the fight for Henry's heart is worth risking her own.

Download or read book Hacktivist Vol 2 written by Jackson Lanzing and published by BOOM. This book was released on 2016-05-11 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nate Graft and Edward Hiccox were the young, brilliant co-founders of the social networking company YourLife while secretly running .sve_urs3lf, a hacker collective enabling revolutions around the globe. It's been six months since Ed was killed by a drone on national television while fighting for freedom. It's been six months since Nate lost his company, his best friend, and his mission. Now in charge of the government organization VIGIL, the front line of America's ongoing cyber operations, Nate has started to pick up the pieces of his life when the government comes under attack from a new breed of hacker... working under the name .sve_urs3lf. Collects the complete limited series.

Download or read book Made for Brave written by Alyssa Galios and published by Romans 8:28 Books. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Made for Brave is a striking example of how God can create overwhelming good from even the worst of life when we partner with Him"--Amazon.com.

Download or read book Asylum of Diction written by Alyssa Milani and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-30 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Series of short to long stories in all genres

Download or read book Spring Break Adventure written by Jessica Yellowknife and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would two pre teenagers do on their spring break with a working mother and being stuck with a babysitter with no clue on what kids are like today. What kind of adventure could they have? What would you do, if you were them? Any ideal! Alyssa and Jack are always pulling tricks on each other, to see who would be the first one to go crawling crying like a big baby to their Mom. These two don't get along like most brother and sister, its vinegar and oil on most days. They just don't mix but always have each other back. Alyssa decided to go to her room and lie on her bed and think about what she would like to achieve on her spring break. She slips into a deep sleep. Meanwhile Jack plans on fabricating a train that could run off the solar energy of the sun, so that it would protect the environment from pollution. Alyssa starts to get a high fever and her imagination runs wild and Jack meets up with his two best friends Mark and Pagie and the adventure of a lifetime begin. One is living his and the other dreaming her adventure away. Which one will have the best adventure or will they come together as one, friends and all.

Download or read book written by and published by S M. This book was released on 2012-05-14 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the best-selling and award-winning author of Hearts in Darkness... * You always want what you can't have...* She's always been off-limits... Former Army Special Forces Sgt. Marco Vieri has never thought of Alyssa Scott as more than his best friend's little sister, but her return home changes that...and challenges him to keep his war-borne demons at bay. Marco's not the same person he was back when he protected Alyssa from her abusive father, and he's not about to let her see the mess he's become. ...but now she's all grown up. When Alyssa takes a job at the bar where Marco works, her carefree smiles wreak havoc on his resolve to bury his feelings. How can he protect her when he can't stop thinking about her in his bed? But Alyssa's not looking for protection--not anymore. Now that she's back in his life, she's determined to heal her forbidden hero, one touch at a time... Don't miss Her Forbidden Hero's sequel, One Night with a Hero, coming October 20, 2012! Review A USA Today Bestseller! "A lovable heroine, a sexy hero, and writing so delicious you'll want to savor every word." ~Susan Meier, author of The Tycoon's Secret Daughter "What a fantastic read that has quickly landed itself on my Favorites of 2012 list! If you are looking for a contemporary romance that has beautifully written characters, tons of sexual tension & a love story that will capture your heart - then look no further than Her Forbidden Hero." ~Hesperia Loves Books "A wonderful love story about overcoming a painful past and embracing life with a wonderful 'make you cry happy tears' scene that makes Her Forbidden Hero a hit in my book. I highly recommend!" ~Sizzling Hot Book Reviews - voted by readers as Sizzling Read of the Month for May! "Her Forbidden Hero is a tantalizing love affair....Laura Kaye is magnificent with the written word....You absolutely must read" ~The Readiacs A TOP PICK!: "Kudos to Ms. Kaye for writing this amazing love story because it became one of my top reads this year. The storyline in this book is so realistic and filled with so many raw emotions....If you are looking for a good, heartwarming romance to read, then this book is just for you." ~The Romance Reviews "HER FORBIDDEN HERO satisfies with a tender and emotional romance that makes for a heartwarming read....It will absolutely appeal to fans of deep emotion in romances - especially those who appreciate tortured heroes. Marco's devastated soul grabbed my heart immediately and still hasn't let go." ~Romance Novel News

Download or read book The Purple Marble written by Alyssa A. Antoci and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a summer of making fun and fancy pizzas with his cousin, Max is excited to start fourth grade and tell his best friend Suzi all about it. Every day, he can't wait to make his next pizza creation in the kitchen. But something happens that might destroy all of Max's dreams. Will Max, Suzi, Brodi and the other children learn what they need to know to get along. This is a true story about a boy who was being treated unfairly for being overweight. While the story is front and center, the book also includes a post-story review designed to educate and heighten awareness of bully prevention.

Download or read book Come and Get Me written by Alyssa Brooks and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the fact that Dylan would make the perfect husband--as a successful attorney and unselfish lover--Sadie is reluctant to commit herself, unless he is willing to fulfill some of her passionate sexual fantasies, setting off a seductive game of hide and seek that takes them from the beaches of Kauai to the sands of Egypt in pursuit of the ultimate thrill. Original.

Download or read book Love Unlimited written by Myesha S. Morris and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2018-10-22 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty is a year most people love to hate but for Xavier P. Tyler and Makayla V. Monticlaire, two well-established 30 year olds from two totally different walks of life, the question is can love truly conquer all? Temptation, Fear, Meddling Mothers, Baby-Momma Drama, Friends, Disability and of course; Money and Fortune. When it’s real, it’s real... or is it?